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Chili's employee served up a new kind of Margarita in North Carolina today #NoSalt

Posted on 10/29/26 at 6:53 pm
Posted by MrLSU
Yellowstone, Val d'isere
Member since Jan 2004
30472 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 6:53 pm


Three customers suffered chemical burns after ordering margaritas at a Chili's in Forest City, North Carolina.

According to health officials, an outside cleaning contractor supplied a granulated degreaser on Monday. It was transferred into an unlabeled container and left in the bar area.

Two days later, an employee reportedly mistook it for sugar or salt.

Three customers were injured. Two employees also experienced symptoms after tasting the substance.

Here is my question at what point did these two Chili's employees think to themselves...... gosh these three customers are complaining about the burning on their mouths, lips, and throat from the Margarita so lets both taste it to see if it really does burn? I eagerly await to see what they look like in photos.

Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
157967 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 8:14 pm to
quote:

prepared with a cleaning chemical mistakenly identified as salt

Posted by SingleMalt1973
Member since Feb 2022
26289 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 8:18 pm to
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
125122 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 8:20 pm to
I actually surprised this doesn’t happen more at fast food places and chain restaurants. The employees are about as dumb as you can get. Some have trouble speaking English. They're worthless human beings. Like when I say worthless some animals are smarter than they are.
Posted by adamau
Member since Oct 2020
4355 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 8:33 pm to
I want my tastebuds back, tastebuds back, tastebuds back..
Posted by Slagathor
Makin' jokes about your teeny tiny
Member since Jul 2007
39055 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 8:42 pm to
quote:

actually surprised this doesn’t happen more
rememinded me of this one

Teacher died after being served margarita at Mexican restaurant with ‘industrial degreaser’ in it
Posted by McLemore
Member since Dec 2003
35731 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 8:46 pm to
Someone died from something similar not long ago.

Eta: i obviously posted before reading through thread.
This post was edited on 10/29/26 at 8:47 pm
Posted by Drank
Member since Jun 1864
Member since Dec 2012
12362 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 9:44 pm to
Posted by PacoPicopiedra
1 Ft. Above Sea Level
Member since Apr 2012
1469 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 9:57 pm to
It happened back in 2014 as well at a Dickey's BBQ in Utah.

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Posted by Cycledude
Member since Jul 2018
2507 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 10:01 pm to
I worked at a McDonald’s when I was in high school. We would mix up a batch of biscuits in the mornings and bake them. My buddy accidentally mixed some cleaning powder he thought was flour into the biscuits. Customers complained of a gritty texture and off flavor. Finally our manager sampled the biscuits and was puzzled by the nasty biscuits. Some investigating turned up the problem. The cleaning powder was in the same kind of container as the flour. My buddy kept his job but we razzed him about it!
Posted by BurningHeart
Member since Jan 2017
10179 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 10:18 pm to
This is specifically why food safety regulations require labeling all cleaning agents and separating from food prep. I'm sure there were multiple violations at this restaurant which is management's fault
Posted by jmarto1
Houma, LA/ Las Vegas, NV
Member since Mar 2008
39584 posts
Posted on 10/29/26 at 10:59 pm to
More training happens at chain restaurants as well as control over chemicals
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